Is it possible to direct audio output to input (mic)

LoveW7 said:

I am looking for way to redirect audio from output (speakers) to input (mic) so that windows would think it's microphone. Actually I want to to be able to send sound to 2 devices at once 1 would be speakers so I can hears the sound and other device would be microphone so software that works with mic can hear that sound at once.

For example:
By redirecting audio output to microphone I would be able to stream sound trough msn/skype.

I heard it's easy with linux, but what about windows?

Happy to help is you give us your system specs so we know what hardware you have. Especially your sound card/chipset

LoveW7 said:

Realtek High Definition Audio driver version 6.0.1.6278.

While knowing the driver is a help, there are hundreds of devices that use that driver. We need the sound card (or chipset) ID so we can tell if it can do it.

btw it is call mixing and about half of the cards out there can do that.

where I can get that? I done get it (better information) from device manager.

If you can't get the stereo mix to work properly (have to wait on someone that uses it for how to configure it correctly), you can do it with a stereo splitter like this,

Newegg.com - Belkin 6" 6IN Y SPLITTER MINI STEREO Model F8V234

and a short male-male extension cable,

Newegg.com - BYTECC 6 ft. 3.5mm Stereo Speaker Cable - Male To Male, Black Jacket Model SPC-6MM

Plug the splitter into the speaker jack and the speakers and one end of the cable into the splitter, with the other end into the mic/line in jack. Then set the mic/line in jack (assuming they are both on the same jack) to line in and record that way.

that's hardware way, but is there any software that does it in software layer? Like something to simulate mic device.

I have just found one in windows.
Here's what I did:

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Went into the sound manager in windows,
(Control Panel>Hardware and Sound>Sound)

Clicked on the "Recording" tab,

Right clicked on one of the list items and then clicked "Show Disabled Devices"

A few (depending on system) more item showed up, one of them "Stereo Mix" (or something similar to that, i assume it may say 5.1 or some other "Mix"), right clicked and went "Enable".

Then in whatever program you are using (Eg. Skype) you would set the input device to the "Stereo Mix", rather than your mic input.
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I don't think that Skype or whatever you are using will be able to hear the mic at the same time though, however, you could set the mic to play though the speakers and "get caught" by the output as well.

Hope this helps.

My name is Shaio Fencski, I'm 13 years old and I know alot about computers, too much maybe, I understand that enabling a hidden microphone built into the realtek system is a weird accompleshment but this microphone takes ALL audio and throws it back at the person, so if your in a skype call and you wanna show your music and the other person is talking there voice will go through aswell, and just keep echoing because the computer hears it over and over and over again, if you wish to send your music and your music only you have to go into the skype options and under speaker drag the blue button all the way down, which will mute everyone in the call avoiding any echo, but im having a problem as well, audio made from my pc does not go through the microphone, plz avoid any destruction or harmful things to your computer! I wish all of you the best of days.

I agree with judgeit2. Also, using stereo mix WILL NOT cause harmful things to happen to your computer, despite what other certain individuals have posted. Stereo mix simply forwards all audio playback to the mic.

Unfortunately, you cannot add external audio when using stereo mix in its current state (hence only being able to have one active mic at a time which prevents the above post from happening). It is the most basic solution to this problem. For more information, please visit the following URL:

What Is Stereo Mix?

Thank you.

Clarification: The "echo" the above post mentions can occur if and only if both stereo mix and your mic were active at the same time. Even should they both be active simultaneously, the only effect would be a feedback loop that causes an annoying sound (howling). You can find more information on that here: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com...uestion263.htm